Brief Life History of Margrethe Birgitte
When Margrethe Birgitte Rasmusdatter Fischer was born in 1750, in Sønder Kirkeby, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Hansen Fischer, was 48 and her mother, Dorthe Kirstine Hansdatter Gotberg, was 28. She married Rasmus Thustrup on 16 September 1774, in Nykøbing Falster, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 January 1791, in Nykøbing Falster, Nykøbing, Denmark, at the age of 41, and was buried in Nykøbing Falster, Nykøbing, Denmark.
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- Margrete Fischer, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Margrethe Birgithe Fischer in entry for Cecilia Thustrup, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Margrete Fischer, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
1776 · Kongens Klub
The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.
1789 · Old Artillery Barracks, Christianshavn
The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Gerhard, Helmut, Fritz, Klaus, Horst, Dieter, Franz, Ernst.
German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a fisherman, from Middle High German visch, German Fisch ‘fish’ + the agent suffix -er. This form of the surname is also established in some other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, and the Netherlands. In Poland, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia it is (also) established in the Slavicized forms Fiszer (Polish) and Fišer (see Fiser ). Compare Fisher .
Scottish: variant of Fisher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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